fujo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfud͡ʒoʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈfuːd͡ʒəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Clipping of fujoshi, from Japanese 腐女子 (ふじょし, fujoshi, literally “rotten girl”).
Meanings
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(derogatory, informal, slang, sometimes) A female fan of yaoi or more broadly of slash fiction.
They consider themselves “Fujo” (Yaoi readers or creators are referred as “Fujoshi” in Japanese) and they have been reading Yaoi for more than five years.
2010, Dienfang Chou, “Exploring the Meaning of Yaoi in Taiwan for Female Readers: From the Perspective of Gender”, in Intercultural Communication Studies, volume 19, number 1, page 82:"So, while I'm personally self-aware of the fact that I'm a fujoshi," she continued, "I would still be upset if someone were to say, 'You're into that fujoshi crap?' or call me a 'nasty fujo' to my face. […]
2022, Kota Nozomi, translated by Tristan K. Hill, When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace, Volume 1, unnumbered page:people be like “fujos suck and fetishize gay men” and then talk about their favorite BL 😳😳
2019 October 25, mahi alina (@noctupavo), Twitter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fujos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fujo | Number=Plur | lexicographic |